First Day Out
by JuliBoc

Comment by PennyStreet:
That's so sweet - love the patterns of their coats, particularly against the green.

First Day Out
by JuliBoc

Comment by ThingFish:
Great capture with stunning detail. 9

First Day Out
by JuliBoc

Comment by gwe21:
awww!! so sweet!!

Atlantic Avenue
by JuliBoc

Comment by PNH:
The B/W sets the mood in this shot for me.

First Day Out
by JuliBoc

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice image. The background is absolutely perfect for this shot.

Atlantic Avenue
by JuliBoc

Comment by Nuzzer:
Great slice of life capture, the whites seem a little blown out

Atlantic Avenue
by JuliBoc

Comment by Luci11e:
the first two things that catch my eye in this are 1st thing - the guy with the cig on the phone, then the 3 business men on the left (plus one but he's barely visible) - all 3 seem to be looking to the left and all 3 have the same basic arm swing going on - then I'm drawn deeper into the picture - I have to pull back to see the folks at the table - I like this picture very much

Bejeweled
by JuliBoc

Comment by Kelli:
Funny, people don't recognise a seashell? LOL! Anyway, I know how hard it is to get a shot of something underwater from my various trips to the aquarium. It's really a spectacular shot, I think it just needed more sharpness (there is a razor thin line of sharpness) or maybe color to make it a winner. I'd love to see it in color.

Bejeweled
by JuliBoc

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
During the voting round I was wondering what the object we're looking at is. So now I pop the question: what is it? At first I tought it was a kind of vaze?

First Day Out
by JuliBoc

Comment by CNovack:
Aaaawwww, what a cute sight to see - momma and her baby cub out in the fresh air! I think it is a good shot and average but it has potential to become a spectacular shot. As with any live models (be it animal or human) interest is always stronger if one can establish eye contact. If the baby leopard's face was looking more in our direction so we could see the darling eyes and face it would be all the more captivating. The protective momma looks down at her offspring but I can see a little of the fierce protectiveness in her eyes - but just a little more tilt to the head would show us more of her eyes and the protective stare. It is all in the timing and patience - sometimes you will get the shot and others not. If you have a rapid-fire or contineous fire feature on your camera this would have been a good opportunity to use it. Once you got the focus - then a quick click of the shutter at the moment you want would then take 4-5 quick shots one after the other. This would capture the movements and maybe one would capture the shot where eye contact is made. Of course with this feature it will then take a minute for the card to store and read it before you could take the next burst - so you have to choose the moment to click wisely. Now the colors - the reds and greens seems super saturated, some areas on the coat of the mother have a bit too much yellow tone in the spots. Keep the tones more to a natural look - if you want them to look a little more rich in Post-Processing play around with the Shadows/Highlights/Midtones or just contrast in the Brightness/Contrast levels but be careful here too for it is easy to go overboard in this direction as well. Playing around with the shadows and contrasts can also bring out some nice details as well - i.e. further showing more details in the direction of the hairs in the coat of the mother leopard.